Materials and Methods For Treating and Managing Plaque Disease
First Claim
1. A method of treating a plaque-burdened site, the method comprising the step of:
- contacting with an implantable material an exterior surface of a blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of a plaque-burdened site on an interior lumen of said vessel, wherein said implantable material comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells and wherein said implantable material is in an amount effective to treat the plaque-burdened site.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are materials and methods suitable for treating and managing plaque disease, including vulnerable plaque. An implantable material comprising cells, such as but not limited to endothelial cells, and a biocompatible matrix can reduce progression or deterioration of a plaque-associated lesion situated on the interior lumen of said blood vessel. The implantable material is implanted directly on an exterior surface of a blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of the site of a lesion on an interior lumen. Alternatively, the implantable material is deposited on an exterior surface at or adjacent or in the vicinity of the site of a lesion on an interior lumen by an intraluminal delivery device which traverses or penetrates the vessel wall or by a percutaneous delivery device which enters the perivascular space. Both modes of administration can be preceded by or coincident with an imaging step. The present invention can treat hemorrhage, erosion, fissure, plaque-associated thrombosis and occlusion, rupture, displacement and/or dislodgement of a plaque lesion.
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1. A method of treating a plaque-burdened site, the method comprising the step of:
contacting with an implantable material an exterior surface of a blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of a plaque-burdened site on an interior lumen of said vessel, wherein said implantable material comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells and wherein said implantable material is in an amount effective to treat the plaque-burdened site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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8. A method of treating plaque disease, the method comprising the step of:
contacting with an implantable material an exterior surface of a blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of a lesion on an interior lumen of said vessel, wherein said implantable material comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells and wherein said implantable material is in an amount effective to treat plaque disease. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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9. A method of treating acute coronary syndrome, the method comprising the step of:
contacting with an implantable material an exterior surface of said blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of a plaque-burdened site on the interior lumen of said vessel, wherein said implantable material comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells and wherein said implantable material is in an amount effective to reduce the incidence of cardiac events associated with acute coronary syndrome.
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10. A method of diminishing clinical sequelae associated with vulnerable plaque, the method comprising the step of:
contacting with an implantable material an exterior surface of said blood vessel at or adjacent or in the vicinity of a plaque-burdened site on the interior lumen of said vessel, wherein said implantable material comprises a biocompatible matrix and cells and wherein said implantable material is in an amount effective to diminish clinical sequelae associated with vulnerable plaque, said clinical sequelae selected from the group consisting of;
acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death.
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